WO2005060171A2 - Systeme integre permettant de commander des lumieres et des ombres - Google Patents

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WO2005060171A2
WO2005060171A2 PCT/US2004/041323 US2004041323W WO2005060171A2 WO 2005060171 A2 WO2005060171 A2 WO 2005060171A2 US 2004041323 W US2004041323 W US 2004041323W WO 2005060171 A2 WO2005060171 A2 WO 2005060171A2
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Matthew Bamberger
Lawrence R. Carmen, Jr.
Brian Courtney
Jason C. Killo
Justin J. Mierta
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  • the present invention relates to systems for controlling motorized shade of a shade network. More particularly, the present invention relates to an integrated system for controlling both a lighting system and a network of motorized shades.
  • Background of the Invention Motorized roller shades include a flexible shade fabric that is windingly received onto a rotatably supported roller tube.
  • the motorized roller shade also includes a motor drive unit drivingly engaging the roller tube to rotate the tube. It is known to arrange a plurality of motorized shades to provide for communication between the shades as part of a shade network.
  • the communication between the motorized shades provided by a network arrangement facilitates centralized control of a plurality of roller shades included in the network from a convenient centralized location.
  • a known shade control system includes motorized shades having electronic drive units (EDUs) and wall-mountable controllers connected to the shade network for control of the network from a convenient location.
  • the shade control system includes microprocessors at each of the motorized shades and wall-mountable controllers connected to the network for transmitting control signals and for storage of a database including network-related information.
  • the known shade control system is programmable such that preset shade positions for the motorized shades may be stored in the system for subsequent selection by a user by actuation of a preset actuator provided by the wall-mountable controller.
  • the shade control system is also programmed to address each device connected to the network with a unique identifier to provide for network communication between the devices and to provide for centralized control of the motorized shades.
  • the shade control system is also programmed to assign the EDU of each of the motorized shades of the system to one of the wall- mountable controllers for control of the EDU from the wall-mountable controller. . 9
  • the lighting control system includes a central processor connected to dimmable loads and wall-mountable controllers for controlling the dimmable loads.
  • the central processor transmits command signals directing that the dimmable loads be set to particular intensity levels that may range from between 0 and 100 percent. It would be desirable to provide for integrated control of both the motorized shades of a shade network and the dimmable loads of a lighting system by a single control system. Differences between the construction and operation of known lighting and shade control systems, however, has rendered connection of a shade system to a known lighting system impractical.
  • the central processor of the above-discussed lighting system controls the dimmable loads by transmitting commands directing that the dimmable loads be set to "intensity levels.” While this is appropriate to control of dimmable loads, the concept of "intensity level" loses relevance in the context of controlling motorized shades that are directed by a shade network to place a shade in a particular shade position. Additional difficulties in connecting a shade network to a lighting control system are presented by differences in communication protocols appropriate or desired for the respective systems. In a lighting control system, for example, it may be desirable to provide for communication using a streaming protocol system, in which packets of information are periodically transmitted.
  • a control system including at least one shade control network having at least one motorized shade.
  • the control system also includes a central processor adapted to transmit control signals and database information to the motorized shades of each shade control network and to receive feedback information therefrom.
  • the control system further includes a communication interface connected between the central processor and each shade control network to facilitate transmission of signals and database information therebetween.
  • the communication interface device includes an information buffer for holding the feedback information from the associated shade control network for independent retrieval by the central processor.
  • the central processor is also connected to another control network that does not include a motorized shade, such as a lighting control system.
  • the communication interface is preferably adapted to communicate with the central processor based on a streaming protocol and to communicate with the shade control network to which it is connected.
  • a central processor adapted to set a device to a desired intensity level is connected to a lighting system including at least one dimmable load and to a shade control system including at least one motorized shade.
  • Control signals are transmitted from the central processor to the lighting system and to the shade control system directing the system to respectively set the dimmable loads and the motorized shades to a desired intensity level.
  • the shade control system is adapted to convert the desired intensity level to a shade position.
  • the central processor transmits a sequence of control signals to the shade control system such a motorized shade is moved in a series of substantially equally timed steps to simulate a relatively slowly moving shade compared to a normal rate of driven movement for the motorized shade.
  • the central processor is connected to a timing device for associating shade position for the motorized shade to the time of day.
  • the time-based information regarding shade position is stored in transmitted to the central processor for creating a macro program that, when executed, will direct the motorized shades to move to given positions at certain times of day based on the time-based information transmitted to the central processor.
  • the motorized shades are toggled between first and second preset shade positions, the first preset shade position preferably being set by default by the central processor to either a fully-opened or a fully-closed position.
  • a computer is connected to the control system.
  • the computer is running user interface software to facilitate programming of the control system.
  • the database of information includes a serial number for each of the motorized shades of a shade control system that is input into the computer.
  • the serial numbers for the motorized shades are stored in a memory external to the computer and then imported from the external memory to the computer.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic illustration of an integrated control system according to the present invention for controlling a shade network in addition to a lighting system.
  • Figure 2 is a front view of a keypad controller for an integrated control system according to the present invention.
  • Figure 3 is a schematic illustration of an integrated control system according to the present invention for controlling a shade network and a lighting system.
  • a control system 10 according to the present invention for controlling a shade network 12.
  • the control system 10 is an integrated control system capable of controlling a lighting system 14 of a home or facility in addition to controlling the shade network 12.
  • the shade network 12 of the integrated control system 10 of Figure 1 includes multiple motorized shades 16 each including an electronic drive unit 18 (EDU) connected to a rotatably supported roller tube that windingly receives a flexible shade fabric.
  • the shade network 12 may also include other devices such as shade keypad controllers 24 controlling the EDUs 18 of the motorized shades 16.
  • the shade keypad controllers 24 control assigned motorized shades 16 by directing the EDUs 18 to raise or lower the associated shade fabric to a desired shade position or, alternatively, to move the shade fabric to a preset shade position stored in a memory.
  • each shade keypad controller 24 is associated with one or more EDUs 18. This process is known as EDU assignment.
  • the EDUs 18 of the motorized shades 16, and the shade keypad controllers 24, of the shade network 12 are interconnected by cabling 22.
  • the cabling 22 provides for transmission of signals between the shade keypad controllers 24 and the EDUs 18 for control of the motorized shades 16 and for communication of network-related information.
  • the components and devices of the shade network 12 are preferably interconnected such that each component or device can communicate with every other component or device on the network.
  • a suitable shade network for use in the integrated control system of the present invention is shown and described in U.S. Patent Application No.
  • a shade network arrangement that provides for communication to and from each component of the network facilitates addressing of the network components as well as other programming functions such as assignment of EDUs to keypad controllers.
  • Each of the EDUs 18 and shade keypad controllers 24 may have memory storage capability to provide for storage at the device of a database of information including network related information such as device addresses and EDU assignments, for example. It is not a requirement of the invention, however, that each device of the shade network 12 be adapted for memoiy storage.
  • the shade network 12 could include one or more centralized devices capable of memoiy storage for storage of network related information at those locations instead of at the EDUs 18 or shade keypad controllers 24 of the shade network 12.
  • the shade network 12 could include other devices connected to the network such as contact closure interfaces (CCIs), for example.
  • CCIs contact closure interfaces
  • the shade network 12 shown in Figure 1 and described above includes roller shades. It should be understood, however, that the present invention is not limited to roller shades and is applicable to networks comprising other types of motorized shading treatments such as draperies and Venetian blinds.
  • the term "fully-opened” as used herein should be understood as referring to a position for a motorized shading treatment that provides a minimum of light blockage for shading area, such as defined by a window for example, for which the shading treatment provides shading.
  • the term “fully-closed” as used herein should be understood as referring to position for the motorized shading treatment that provides for maximum light blockage for the shading area by the shading treatment.
  • relative terms such as “half-opened” or “partially opened” should be understood in relation to the "fully-opened” or "fully-closed” positions for the shading treatment.
  • the Lighting System 14 of the integrated control system 10 includes dimmable loads 26, such as lamps.
  • the dimmable loads 26 of the lighting system 14 are interconnected in a network arrangement that provides for receipt of required power by the dimmable loads 26 from the lighting system 14.
  • the lighting system 14 may also include dimming controllers 28, each adapted for controlling one or more dimmable loads 26 of the lighting system 14.
  • the use of the shade keypad controllers 24 in shade network 12 and dimming controllers 28 in lighting system 14 facilitates optional programming and operation of the motorized shades 16 and dimmable loads 26 independently from that provided by the integrated control system. It is not a requirement of the invention that the shade network 12 and lighting system 14 include controllers 24, 28, however, since integrated control of both systems form a centralized location is provided for by the integrated control system 10 as discussed below.
  • the Central Processor The integrated control system 10 includes a central processor 30. As shown in Figure 1, the central processor 30 is connected to the shade network 12 and the lighting system 14 and is adapted for integrated control of both the shade network 12 and the lighting system 14.
  • the integrated control system 10 also includes keypad controllers 32 connected to the central processor 30 for controlling either the motorized shades 16 of the shade network 12 or the dimmable loads 26 of the lighting system 14 from a single convenient location, such as a wall-mounted location for example.
  • the central processor 30 functions to transmit control signals, input at one of the keypad controllers 32, for example, to the lighting system 14 and to direct the lighting system 14 to modify the current delivered to one of the dimmable loads 26.
  • the current for the dimmable loads 26 is set by the lighting system 14 to a particular intensity level ranging between 0 and 100 percent in response to the command signal from the central processor 30.
  • the intensity levels for the dimmable loads 26 of the lighting system 14 may be raised and lowered by a user to a desired level or, alternatively, may be set to a preset intensity level programmed into the integrated control system 10 for the dimmable load 26.
  • the Keypad Controller Referring to Figure 2, a suitable keypad controller 32 is shown.
  • the keypad controller 32 preferably includes raise and lower actuators 34, 36 for respectively increasing or decreasing the intensity level for a dimmable load 26 of the lighting system 14 or raising or lowering the shade fabric of a motorized shade 16 on the shade network 12.
  • the keypad controller 32 also includes a plurality of preset actuators 38, 40 for directing the integrated control system 10 to set a motorized shade 16 or dimmable load 26, respectively, assigned to the actuator to a preset intensity level (or equivalent shade position) that has been programmed into the integrated control system 10.
  • the keypad controller 32 also includes an LED (Light Emitting Diode) 42 located next to each of the preset actuators 38, 40.
  • the LEDs 42 provide a visual feedback, for indicating to a user whether a dimmable load 26 of the lighting system 14 is on or off, for example, or whether a motorized shade 16 of the shade network 12 is in a first or second preset position as described below in greater detail.
  • the shade control network 12 is adapted to direct the EDUs 18 of the motorized shades 16 to raise or lower the associated shade fabrics to a desired shade position or to move the shade to a preset shade position that has been programmed into memoiy storage.
  • the central processor 30 of the integrated system 10 is adapted to direct signals representing intensity level, appropriate in a lighting system for controlling a dimmable load.
  • the command representing intensity level is converted into a shade position value more appropriate to a shade control system.
  • the integrated system 10 is adapted to convert the intensity level values transmitted from the central processor 30, in response to user inputs at a keypad controller 32 for example, into shade position values such that an intensity level of 0 is equivalent to a shade in a fully-closed position and an intensity level of 100 percent is equivalent to a shade in a fully-opened position.
  • an existing lighting control system can be modified into an integrated control system capable of controlling shades and lights with only limited changes to the existing lighting system being required.
  • An example of a lighting control system suited for modification in this manner is the Home Works ® control system by Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. of Coopersburg, PA.
  • the keypad controllers 32 of the integrated control system 10 are desirably wall- mountable for installation in a convenient location that facilitates access to the integrated control system 10 by a user. It should be understood, however, that the integrated control system 10 could also include hand held infrared transmitters (not shown) generating infrared signals for receipt by an infrared receiver connected to the system 10 within one of the keypad controllers 32 for example.
  • the central processor 30 of the integrated control system 10 may be connected to a personal computer (PC) 44, through an RS-232 port at the central processor 30 for example.
  • PC personal computer
  • GUI graphical user interface
  • Such GUI software provides for screen displays and user selection prompts to facilitate system programming and other functions such as system diagnosis features for troubleshooting problems and installing new systems.
  • the PC 44, and the GUI software loaded thereon may also facilitate normal operation of the integrated control system 10 following installation or maintenance of the system, it is not required.
  • the PC 44 could be connected to the central processor 30 using the RS-232 port of the processor solely for the purpose of programming the central processor 30 with the necessary information to provide for subsequent operation of the integrated system 10 via the keypad controllers 32. Following completion of the required programming of the central processor 30, therefore, the PC 44 could be disconnected from the central processor 30 for normal operation of the integrated system 10 without the PC 44.
  • a programmable central processor 30 is included to provide for memoiy storage of system related information and for directing command signals relating to intensity levels to the lighting system 14 and to the shade network 12. As described above, a PC 44 could be used to operate the system 10.
  • the PC 44 could be permanently included in the integrated control system 10 for use of the processor and memory storage capabilities of the PC 44 instead of including a separate central processor 30.
  • Timeclock and Vacation Mode Referring again to Figure 3, the integrated control system 10 may also include a timeclock 46 that is associated with the programmable central processor 30.
  • the timeclock 46 is embedded in the central processor 30.
  • the association of the timeclock 46 with the central processor 30 provides for storage of time-based information in memoiy of the central processor 30 regarding the position or condition of the motorized shades 16 of the shade network 12 and the dimmable loads 26 of lighting system 14.
  • the central processor 30 could store information regarding shade position of a given motorized shade 16 at a given time of day. Such time-based information regarding the shade network 12 could then be used to create a macro program for directing the shade network 12 to automatically move the given motorized shade 16 to certain shade positions at different times of day based on the historical time-based information stored in memory by the integrated system 10.
  • a user in a residential setting for example could activate the program, when leaving on a vacation, to provide for automatic control of the shade system 12 to mimic occupied use of the residence in accordance with the historical time-based information regarding the shade network 12 stored in memory by the central processor 30.
  • the central processor 30 of the integrated control system 10 may also be connected to a security system 48 for the home or facility in which the integrated control system 10 is installed.
  • the integrated control system 10 could be programmed to set all of the dimmable loads 26 of the lighting system 14 to full intensity or to flash them rapidly, in response to an alert signal transmitted to the central processor 30 by the security system 48.
  • the integrated system 10 could also be programmed to move all of the motorized shades 16 of the shade network 12 to a fully-opened position, thereby maximizing the effect produced in an alert mode by the dimmable loads 26 of the lighting system 14.
  • the integrated control system 10 could alternatively be programmed to move the motorized shades 16 to their fully-opened positions and then to cycle between the fully- opened position and a partially closed position to provide an addition alert signal.
  • Communication Interface Having a Buffer Referring again to Figure 1, the integrated control system 10 includes a communication interface device 50 connected between the central processor 30 and the shade network 12.
  • the communication interface device 50 includes a buffer to store feedback information from the shade network 12 regarding the position or condition of the motorized shades 16 of the network 12.
  • the storage of the feedback information from the shade network 12 by the buffer facilitates independent operation of the shade network 12 from the lighting system 14 for continued operation of either in the event of a failure of the central processor 30 for example.
  • the inclusion of the communication interface device 50 having a buffer also facilitates conversion of an existing lighting control system into an integrated system capable of controlling lights and shades.
  • a streaming protocol communication system may be desired.
  • packets of information are periodically transmitted between interconnected components. This form of communication is contrasted to an event-based protocol system of communication in which information is transmitted in response to an event, such as an input command via a keypad controller or feedback information following action by a component in response to a command (e.g., a motorized shade confirms movement in response to a command or indicates a failure condition).
  • a streaming protocol system provides for more flexibility in configuration of a control system.
  • the buffer of the interface communication device 50 provides for modification of an existing lighting control system that uses a streaming protocol communication, to add a shade control system adapted to communicate based on an event-based protocol, with limited changes to the lighting control system being required.
  • the central processor 30 is preferably programmable for memory storage of preset intensity levels for the motorized shades 16 of the shade network 12. According to one method of control, the central processor 30 could be programmed to store in memoiy at the central processor the preset intensity levels for the dimmable loads 26 of the lighting system 14 and for the motorized shades 16 of the shade network 12. In response to actuation of a shade preset actuator 38 of a keypad controller 32, the central processor 30 transmits the preset intensity level to the shade network 12. The intensity level is received by the associated motorized shade 16 and converted to a shade position.
  • the motorized shade 16 then directs its EDU 18 to move the shade fabric to the shade position equivalent to the intensity level transmitted by the central processor 30.
  • the preset information could first be transmitted to the shade network 12, as part of programming of the integrated control system 10.
  • the shade system 12 could be adapted to provide for memory storage capability at each motorized shade 16.
  • a user could be prompted to enter desired preset intensity levels for the motorized shades 16 of the shade network 12.
  • a database of preset intensities is then compiled by the GUI software of PC 44 and transmitted by the central processor 30 to the shade network 12 for storage in memory at each of the motorized shades 16 of the system 12.
  • subsequent actuation of a preset actuator 38 of a keypad controller 32 causes the central processor to transmit a "set to preset” command.
  • This differs from the above method in which a signal representing the actual intensity level was transmitted to the shade network 12 by the central processor 30 based on database information stored in memory at the central processor 30.
  • the "set to preset" command is transferred to the motorized shade 16 which accesses the database of information stored at the motorized shade to determine the intensity level associated with the "set to preset” command.
  • the motorized shade 16 then converts the intensity level to an equivalent shade position and directs its EDU 18 to move the shade fabric to the equivalent shade position.
  • Transmitting a "set to preset" command provides for reduction in the total communication time because the same "set to preset" command may be sent to the motorized shades rather than sending multiple signals to each motorized shade including the intensity level associated with the preset.
  • memory storage at each of the motorized shades 16 of the shade system 12 is preferred in the alternative control method described in the previous paragraph, it is not required. It is within the scope of the invention, for example, that the database of information that is compiled by the GUI software and delivered to the shade network 12 by the central processor 30 could, instead, be stored in one or more storage devices centrally located with respect to the shade network 12.
  • the shade preset actuators 38 of the keypad controllers 32 could be used to control the motorized shades 16 of the shade network 12 using a toggling functionality as follows. It is known for lighting control systems, for example, to use toggling functionality to switch a dimmable lighting load between first and second intensity levels by actuation of a preset button.
  • a processor associates the first and second intensity levels for the dimmable lighting loads with first and second states toggled by the preset button. Actuation of the preset button toggles the states between the first and second states.
  • the processor sets the dimmable lighting load to one of the first and second intensity levels depending on the state for the preset button.
  • the first preset intensity level is typically set by default to zero and the second preset intensity level to a desired non-zero intensity.
  • the states associated with the first and second preset intensity levels are, therefore, referred to as the "off and "on" states.
  • the central processor 30 could be programmed to toggle a motorized shade 16 of a shade network 12 between first and second preset shade positions depending on first and second states toggled by one of the shade preset actuators 38 of a keypad controller 32, for example.
  • the central processor 30 could be programmed to set the associated shade position to a fully- opened shade position by default, or alternatively to a fully-closed shade position.
  • the central processor 30 would then toggle the motorized shade 16 between the first shade position (i.e., the default "off shade position) and a second preset position stored in memory for the motorized shade 16 in response to actuation of the shade preset actuator 38.
  • the ability to toggle between two preset positions may be desirable for a variety of reasons including, for example, privacy concerns, lighting factors, or facilitating view from a window.
  • the LEDs 42 adjacent the preset actuators 38 of the keypad controllers 32 provide for visual indication to a user regarding which of the first and second preset positions to which the associated motorized shade 16 is set.
  • the integrated control system 10 could be arranged, for example, to turn the LEDs "on” and “off, respectively, when the associated preset shade actuator 38 is in the "on” and "off states.
  • the EDUs 18 for the motorized shades 16 of a shade network 12 are typically adapted to drive the associated roller tubes at one set rate of speed.
  • the integrated control system 10 can be adapted to direct a motorized shade 16 to move a shade fabric in a stepped manner that simulates a relatively slowly, but continuously, moving shade. This may be accomplished by central processor 30 transmitting, in periodic fashion, a sequence of intensity levels that increase or decrease in a substantially equal step with each intensity level that is transmitted. If the duration of each step, as well as the duration of intervening period between steps, is sufficiently short, the resulting movement of the shade will appear to be continuous but slower than that provided by a shade being normally driven by an EDU 18 between two shade positions.
  • Including a PC 44 running GUI software greatly simplifies programming of the central processor 30 to direct stepped movement of motorized shades 16. 5. Reduced Motor Speed By Voltage Control Instead of simulating a reduced motor speed using stepped movement at normal speed, the motor speed for the motorized shade 16 of a shade network 12 could be reduced by variation in the voltage applied to the motor of the motorized shade 16. In response to a motor speed command from the central processor 30, a microprocessor in the EDU 18 for the motorized shade 16 would apply appropriate voltage associated with the motor speed command by varying the duty cycle of a pulse width modulated drive signal applied to the motor. Control of motor speed for a motorized window shade in this manner is described in greater detail in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,100,659 and 6,497,267. Motor speed for the motorized shades 16 of a shade network 12 could also be controlled based on other characteristics such as frequency of a driving signal, for example.
  • the integrated control system 10 of Figure 1 is shown with a single shade network 12 being connected to the central processor along with a single lighting system 14. It should be understood, however, that the integrated system 10 could include multiple shade networks 12 and multiple lighting systems 14 connected to the central processor 30 for integrated control by the system 10. The inclusion of multiple shade networks 12 in the integrated control system 10 would provide for independent operation of each of the shade networks 12 and lighting systems 14 from the other networks 12 and systems 14.
  • the provision for connection of multiple shade networks 12 to the central processor 30 would also desirably provide for increase in the total number of shades that may controlled together by the integrated control system 10 in the event that a desired number of motorized shades 16 exceeds that which may be connected to a single shade network 12, either based on the number of shades or some other limitation of the network 12 such as maximum wire length, for example.
  • the integrated control system 10 is programmed to address the motorized shades 16 of a shade network 12 to the system 10 such that a unique identifier is associated by the system 10 with each motorized shade 16 of the shade network 12.
  • the above-described PC 44 having GUI interface can be used to facilitate addressing of the motorized shades 16 of a shade network 12 to the integrated control system 10 in accordance with the following methods. According to one method, a user would enter a shade system addressing mode in the GUI software by actuation of a keystroke at the PC 44 or through a GUI selection prompted by the system 10.
  • the central processor 30 would then direct the shade network 12 to raise and lower the shade fabric of one of the motorized shades 16 over a short distance (t.e., to "wiggle” the shade fabric).
  • the wiggling of the shade fabric provides a visual means of identifying a particular motorized shade within the shade system 12.
  • the user is then prompted by the GUI software to indicate whether the wiggling shade is the particular shade to be addressed by selecting "yes” or “no". If “no" is selected by the user, the central processor 30 directs the shade network 12 to "wiggle” the shade fabric of another motorized shade 16 of the network 12 and again prompt the user to select "yes” or "no".
  • a subset of motorized shades 16 initially includes all of the motorized shades 16 of the shade network 12.
  • the central processor 30 directs the shade network 12 to move one half of the motorized shades 16 of the current subset to a fully-opened position and the other half of the subset to a fully-closed position.
  • the user is then prompted by the GUI software to select "opened” or "closed” to identify the position of the desired motorized shade 16.
  • the process is then repeated with the selected subset half becoming a new subset of motorized shades 16 and the processor directing the shade network 12 to move half of the shades of the new subset to fully-opened and half to fully-closed. This procedure is repeated until the desired motorized shade 16 is the only motorized shade in the subset.
  • the method of the previous paragraph in which half of the shades of the subset are moved to fully-opened and half are moved to fully-closed provides a binary system of visually identifying a particular motorized shade 16 of the shade network 12. A binary system, however, is not required.
  • the system 10 could be adapted, for example, to direct the shade network to move 1/N of the shades of the current subset to one of N shade positions. For example, the shades in a current subset of shades could be divided into quarters that are respectively moved to fully-opened, fully-closed, one-quarter raised and three-quarter raised positions.

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L'invention concerne un système de commande comprenant un processeur qui transmet des signaux à un réseau d'ombres et un système d'éclairage dirigeant ces ombres motorisées et des charges à intensité réglables pour qu'elles soient réglées à des niveaux voulus. Une interface de communication possédant un tampon est connectée entre le processeur et le réseau d'ombres. Cette interface de communication permet la communication avec le processeur en fonction d'un protocole de diffusion en flux et avec le réseau d'ombres en fonction d'un protocole basé sur des événements. Le réseau d'ombres convertit les niveaux d'intensité en positions d'ombres. Le processeur peut diriger le réseau d'ombres de façon à déplacer une ombre en une série d'étapes sensiblement égales pour simuler une ombre se déplaçant relativement lentement. Le processeur peut être connecté à un dispositif de synchronisation pour créer un programme basé sur des informations de positions d'ombres en fonction du moment pour diriger les ombres devant être déplacées en des positions données à certains moments de la journée. Un ordinateur possédant un logiciel d'interface peut être connecté au système pour faciliter la programmation.
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